Make at Muckross: Easter Monday
Apr
1
10:00 AM10:00

Make at Muckross: Easter Monday

Join Me and The Moon as we get creative at our FREE monthly pop-up art event at Muckross!

Let’s celebrate the season at this Spring flowers drawing and watercolours workshop. Inspired by the national park at our studio doorstep, this workshop will give children the opportunity to explore the medium of illustration and learn new techniques. Children will be led by demonstration and will have lots of fun in the making.

Please note, one ticket per child (accompanying parents/guardians don't need tickets).

Tickets via eventbrite here

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Make at The Museum: Easter Weekend
Mar
30
to Mar 31

Make at The Museum: Easter Weekend

Rolling workshops from 11:00 am - 4:00 pm on Saturday and Sunday

Join Me and The Moon at our seasonal pop-up art workshops at Kerry County Museum! It’s Easter weekend and we’ve lots of fun activities lined up at the museum.

Saturday 30th (Easter Saturday)
Paint your own Easter tote bag. Design and paint your very own Easter tote bag, an essential for your egg hunt tomorrow!

Sunday 31st March (Easter Sunday)
Clay spring wildlife workshop. Looking at our native wildlife and creating a clay piece to take home.

Rolling workshops will take place from 11am – 4pm. Suitable for primary school children of all ages. Younger children are welcome to join in with the help of a parent/guardian. Parent and child workshop (no drop-offs).

Workshops are free (included in the museum admission price). Admission prices are: Adult/Senior/Student: €5.00, Child: FREE (accompanied by an adult).

For more see kerrymuseum.ie

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Make at Muckross: Farm Animals Clay Workshops
Mar
23
10:00 AM10:00

Make at Muckross: Farm Animals Clay Workshops

Join Me and The Moon as we get creative at our FREE monthly pop-up art event at Muckross!

Inspired by the farm animals at Muckross Traditional Farms, this workshop will give children the opportunity to explore the medium of clay and learn new techniques. Children will be led by demonstration and will have lots of fun in the making.

Tickets via eventbrite here

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Make at The Museum: St Make your own St. Patrick's Day decorations
Mar
16
11:00 AM11:00

Make at The Museum: St Make your own St. Patrick's Day decorations

Rolling Workshops from 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Join Me and The Moon at our seasonal pop-up art workshops at Kerry County Museum! This bank holiday weekend, we’ll be making our own St Patrick’s Day decorations ahead of our town’s big parade on Sunday.

Rolling workshops will take place from 11am – 4pm. Suitable for primary school children of all ages. Younger children are welcome to join in with the help of a parent/guardian. Parent and child workshop (no drop-offs).

Workshops are free (included in the museum admission price). Admission prices are: Adult/Senior/Student: €5.00, Child: FREE (accompanied by an adult).

For more see kerrymuseum.ie

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Make at Muckross: Field of Flowers
Feb
10
10:00 AM10:00

Make at Muckross: Field of Flowers

Join Me and The Moon as we get creative at our FREE monthly pop-up art event at Muckross!

This is our first pop-up at Muckross of the year and we cannot wait to kick start a very creative 2024. Inspired by Hervé Tullet's 'Field of Flowers', this workshop will celebrate the budding Spring season and inspire children to collaborate on a large mural painting together. Children will be led by demonstration and will have lots of fun in the making.

Tickets via eventbrite here

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Make at The Museum: St Bridget's Paper Craft Workshop
Feb
3
11:00 AM11:00

Make at The Museum: St Bridget's Paper Craft Workshop

Rolling Workshops from 11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Join Me and The Moon at our seasonal pop-up art workshops at Kerry County Museum! This bank holiday weekend, we’ll be exploring paper craft, St Bridget’s crosses and more. What will you make?

Rolling workshops will take place from 11am – 4pm. Suitable for primary school children of all ages. Younger children are welcome to join in with the help of a parent/guardian. Parent and child workshop (no drop-offs).

Workshops are free (included in the museum admission price). Admission prices are: Adult/Senior/Student: €5.00, Child: FREE (accompanied by an adult).

For more see kerrymuseum.ie

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Pop-up a Mermaid Arts Centre: Christmas Card-Making
Dec
16
11:00 AM11:00

Pop-up a Mermaid Arts Centre: Christmas Card-Making

Christmas Card Making Workshop at Bray’s Mermaid Arts Centre At this workshop we will be playing with different techniques; Printmaking, Collage, Mixed-Media. Our workshops are inclusive and process based, encouraging children to be creative and get lost in the making.

Workshop 1: 11am – 12pm
Workshop 2: 12.30pm – 1.30pm

Admission is free but pre-booking is required.

Bookings through Mermaid’s box office on (01) 272 4030.

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Make at Muckross: Christmas Clay Ornament-Making Workshop
Dec
16
10:00 AM10:00

Make at Muckross: Christmas Clay Ornament-Making Workshop

Free Monthly Pop-Up Art Workshops at Muckross

To celebrate the Christmas season, children will be creating their own Christmas ornaments from clay, which they can bring home and hang on the tree. Children will have lots of fun sketching their ideas and learning clay techniques.

Timetabled workshops will take place at Muckross The Schoolhouse. Suitable for primary school children of all ages. Younger children are welcome to join in with the help of a parent/guardian.

Tickets via eventbrite here

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Christmas Workshops at Russborough House
Dec
2
10:30 AM10:30

Christmas Workshops at Russborough House

Join us at the incredible Russborough this Christmas and create a unique decoration for your home, inspired by the woodlands surrounding Russborough. You will create unique Christmas decorations for your home, combining clay and nature for an individual piece.

Children of all ages are welcome along with their parent or guardian. Pre-booking is essential and groups are kept to a maximum of 12 children and workshops will be adapted to suit the age of each child. Suitable for children aged 5+.

Tickets: €15 (includes child + parent/guardian)

Tickets via Russborough.ie

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Visit Santa at Killruddery
Nov
26
to Dec 22

Visit Santa at Killruddery

  • Killruddery House and Gardens (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

As Killruddery’s Children’s Creative Partner, we’re pleased to invite you to this very special event. Children and adults can expect to explore Killruddery’s festive surroundings and look forward to creative workshops with the Me and The Moon team.

As part of our our Santa experience, we’ll create Christmas ornaments and tree decorations from clay and mixed media, before meeting Santa Claus himself. As well as their own clay piece, each child will go home with a little gift as a memento.

FULLY BOOKED

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Make at The Museum: Christmas Art Workshops
Nov
25
to Dec 16

Make at The Museum: Christmas Art Workshops

November 25th, December 2nd, December 9th, December 16th
11:00 am - 4:00 pm each day

Christmas art workshops at Kerry County Museum, Tralee

Join Me and The Moon as we celebrate the festive Season at our pop-up art event at Kerry County Museum!

Rolling workshops will take place from 11am – 4pm. Suitable for primary school children of all ages. Younger children are welcome to join in with the help of a parent/guardian. Parent and child workshop (no drop-offs).

Workshops are free (included in the museum admission price). Admission prices are: Adult/Senior/Student: €5.00, Child: FREE (accompanied by an adult).

For more see kerrymuseum.ie

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Make at Muckross: Christmas Card-Making Workshops
Nov
19
10:00 AM10:00

Make at Muckross: Christmas Card-Making Workshops

Free Monthly Pop-Up Art Workshops at Muckross

As we look forward to the festive season ahead, children will be creating their own Christmas cards at this print workshop. Children will have lots of fun sketching their ideas and learning print techniques.

Tickets via Eventbrite here

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Kerry Science Festival
Nov
18
10:00 AM10:00

Kerry Science Festival

Join Me and The Moon as we explore what it means to be human – our creativity! 

Exploring through clay and drawing in our workshop 'Imagine, Draw + Make!' We will first brainstorm as a group, then individually draw our ideas, followed by making with clay.

Workshop times:

  • 10–11am

  • 11.30am–12.30pm

  • 1.30–2.30pm

  • 3–4pm

Tickets via Eventbrite here

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Mixing Moments Exhibition
Nov
11
to Jan 5

Mixing Moments Exhibition

Mixing Moments is an art and audio visual exhibition detailing a creative journey. The Mixing Moments project brought together 112 remarkable individuals from diverse backgrounds, including younger and older members of Ukrainian, Irish, African-Irish, French, Indian-Irish, and English families together, fostering care and support of one another and serving as a reminder that it's often the small things in life that provide us with meaning and comfort.

Mixing Moments was facilitated by a creative team of artists and arts professionals, including Martin Scharer and Teresa Galvin, musicians, David Fortune (Me and The Moon and visual artist) and audio video expert Niall Foley. Funding was provided by Creative Ireland and the Department of Education, as well as through the International Protection Integration Fund at the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration, and Youth (DCEDIY).

Admission prices are: Adult/Senior/Student: €5.00, Child: FREE (accompanied by an adult).

For more see kerrymuseum.ie

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Make at The Museum: Haunted Houses
Oct
28
to Oct 29

Make at The Museum: Haunted Houses

Paper Construction workshops at Kerry County Museum, Tralee

Join Me and The Moon as we celebrate Samhain's Spooky Season at our pop-up art event at Kerry County Museum! HALLOWEEN weekend is upon us and children will be creating their own spooky haunted house at this paper construction workshop. We’ll have lots of fun cutting, pasting and constructing.

Rolling workshops will take place throughout both days (11am – 4pm). Suitable for primary school children of all ages. Younger children are welcome to join in with the help of a parent/guardian. Parent and child workshop (no drop-offs).

Workshops are free (included in the museum admission price). Admission prices are: Adult/Senior/Student: €5.00, Child: FREE (accompanied by an adult).

For more see kerrymuseum.ie

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Halloween Mask-Making at Killruddery
Oct
28
10:00 AM10:00

Halloween Mask-Making at Killruddery

  • The Stable Studio, Killruddery House and Gardens (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Pop-up paper construction and collage workshop for children.

Join Me and The Moon at The Stable Studio, Killruddery this Halloween weekend for spooky mask-making workshops. While you're there, soak up the seasonal offerings and farm market at Killruddery.

This is a family event and parents/guardians are welcome to stay and participate. Workshops are priced at €15 per child. All welcome – you don't need to be signed up to our weekly workshops to come along. Workshops suitable for primary school children of all ages (5-12 years).

1-hour timetabled workshops will occur throughout the day.

Tickets via Eventbrite on sale now

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Make at Muckross: Haunted Houses
Oct
21
10:00 AM10:00

Make at Muckross: Haunted Houses

Free Monthly Pop-Up Art Workshops at Muckross

Paper Construction Workshops at Muckross The Schoolhouse

Join Me and The Moon as we celebrate Samhain's Spooky Season at our FREE monthly pop-up art event at Muckross! October's theme is HALLOWEEN and children will be creating their own spooky haunted house at this paper construction workshop. We’ll have lots of fun cutting, pasting and constructing.

Timetabled workshops will take place at Muckross The Schoolhouse. Suitable for primary school children of all ages. Younger children are welcome to join in with the help of a parent/guardian. Parent and child workshop (no drop-offs). Workshops are free, but pre-booking is required.

FREE tickets via Eventbrite here

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'Construct Fun!' Exhibition
Sep
28
to Oct 11

'Construct Fun!' Exhibition

Join Architecture Kerry for an exhibition of child-led adventures in architecture.

LAUNCH EVENT: 4.30pm, 28th September.
Exhibition runs until 11th October. All are welcome (no booking required).

Grounded in key building principles, and using cardboard and child friendly construction methods, Construct Fun! leads the viewer into spaces full of character and colour, where young imaginations remind us that the spaces we make our own can be joyful, playful and inspiring.

Kerry Library is a supporting partner to the Architecture Kerry Festival and Kerry Local Creative Youth Partnership.

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Culture Night in Tralee: Reimagine your Recycling!
Sep
22
4:00 PM16:00

Culture Night in Tralee: Reimagine your Recycling!

Reimagine your recycling! Is it a milk carton? Is it a cereal box? No, it’s a ________! What will you create?

Join Me and The Moon this Culture Night at Collis Sandes House where you’ll be turning recycling into art. You're welcome to bring along any clean recycling you’d like to give new life to. We’ll provide all the materials you need.

Kindly supported by Kerry County Arts Office.

Tickets via Eventbrite here

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Culture Night at Muckross: Photomontage Fun!
Sep
22
3:00 PM15:00

Culture Night at Muckross: Photomontage Fun!

Join Me and The Moon this Culture Night at Muckross The Schoolhouse, where we’ll be playing with photomontage. Photomontage is a type of collage using photographs as the main material. You can bring along your own photocopied image(s) and transform yourself to another world through drawing, cut and paste!

Kindly supported by Kerry County Arts Office.

Tickets via Eventbrite here

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End of Summer Garden Party at Killruddery
Aug
20
11:00 AM11:00

End of Summer Garden Party at Killruddery

Join us at Killruddery’s end of summer garden party, ‘The Last of the Summer Fling’ - a fun-filled day in Killruddery’s 17th century heritage Gardens.

Advance booking is advised but not essential as entry will also be available on the door, however priority entry will be given to those who pre-book.

See Killruddery’s website for more information.

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The Big Grill Festival 2023
Aug
19
to Aug 20

The Big Grill Festival 2023

Me and The Moon are excited to return to The Big Grill Festival 2023! Join us at Herbert Park, where we’ll be facilitating free painting, print and clay workshops for children of all ages.

There will be a combination of drop-in painting at easels (drop-in, suitable for all ages), as well as timetabled clay and print workshops (suitable for 5–12 year olds).

See The Big Grill website for more info.

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Pop-up a Mermaid Arts Centre: National Heritage Week
Aug
19
11:00 AM11:00

Pop-up a Mermaid Arts Centre: National Heritage Week

Make drawings and paintings inspired by the music of Liam O'Flynn and the words of Seamus Heaney for this year's theme of Living Heritage, looking at 'The Poet and The Piper'.

Workshop 1: 11am – 12pm
Workshop 2: 12.30pm – 1.30pm

Suitable for 4–8 years. Admission is free but pre-booking is required.

Bookings through Mermaid’s box office on (01) 272 4030.

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Pop-up at Kerry County Museum: National Heritage Week
Aug
12
11:00 AM11:00

Pop-up at Kerry County Museum: National Heritage Week

This Heritage Week, us at Kerry County Museum and explore how tools were used in the past.

You can make your own clay pieces inspired by prehistoric tools on display in the museum gallery. These mixed-media workshops are drop-in, 30-40 minutes in duration and open from 11am until 4pm. All are welcome!

See the National Heritage Week website for more information.

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Make at Muckross: National Heritage Week
Aug
12
10:00 AM10:00

Make at Muckross: National Heritage Week

'BUILD' Workshop using Makedo tools

Join Me and The Moon as we celebrate Heritage Week at our FREE pop-up art event at Muckross!

August's theme is HERITAGE WEEK and we'll be using building techniques and cardboard construction, while learning about thatched cottages. Children will have lots of fun using Makedo tools. Makedo is a series of safe cardboard construction tools purposely designed for kids to imagine and build the world they want to see.

Tickets via Eventbrite here

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Mallow Arts Fest 2023
Jul
29
10:00 AM10:00

Mallow Arts Fest 2023

Me and The Moon are excited to return to Mallow Arts Fest 2023! Join us at The Hibernian Hotel, where we’ll be facilitating free painting, print and clay workshops for children of all ages.

There will be a combination of drop-in painting at easels (drop-in, suitable for all ages), as well as timetabled clay and print workshops (suitable for 5–12 year olds).

No booking necessary.

See here for more info

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Make at Muckross: 'Full Bloom' Collage Workshop
Jul
22
10:00 AM10:00

Make at Muckross: 'Full Bloom' Collage Workshop

Join Me and The Moon at our FREE monthly pop-up event at Muckross! July's theme is 'FULL BLOOM' and we'll be exploring the medium of collage and 'drawing with scissors' to bring this theme to life.

Timetabled workshops will take place at Muckross The Schoolhouse. Suitable for primary school children of all ages. Younger children are welcome to join in with the help of a parent/guardian. Parent and child workshop (no drop-offs). Workshops are free, but pre-booking is required.

Workshops will take place at Muckross The Schoolhouse, Muckross Traditional Farms, Killarney. Ample free parking available, with closest parking available at the campervan parking area at Muckross House and Traditional Farms.

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Tickets via Eventbrite here

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Make at Muckross: Cruinniú na nÓg 2023
Jun
10
10:00 AM10:00

Make at Muckross: Cruinniú na nÓg 2023

Join Me and The Moon for our national day of free creative events, Cruinniú na nÓg!

Process-Art workshops will take place throughout the day at the spectacular setting of Muckross The Schoolhouse, in the heart of Killarney’s National Park.

Suitable for ages 5+. Younger children are welcome to join in with the help of a parent/guardian. Parent and child workshop. For more information and to book, see our events page. Tickets are free but pre-booking is essential.

This event, which is happening as part of Cruinniú na nÓg, is funded by Creative Ireland and is supported by Kerry County Council. For more free creative events in your area, click here.

BOOK VIA EVENTBRITE HERE

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